Fastening for attache cases, bags, trunks, and the like



A. L. PEEL Feb. 28, 1933.

FASTENING FORATTACHEE CASES, BAGS, TRUNKS, AND THE LIKE 1 t um E w E. Mh V 2 $2 ND 0 s E T a my. T e B A gnu Filed Dec. 1930 Feb. 28, 1933.PEEL 1,899,822

FASTENING FOR ATTACHE J CASES, BAGS, TRUNKS, AND THE LIKE Filed Dec. 2,1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l/vvs/vroz. Au'zso L PEEL wa izk A TTOBNEY$Patented Feb. 28 1933' UNITED STATES PAT ALFRED LEO VPEEL, orBIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND" FASTENING ron ATTACHE CASES, BAGS, 'rnuivxs, ANDTHE LIKE Application filed December 2, 1930, Serial No; 499,449, and inGreat. Britain December 6, 1929. i

The invention relates to fastenings for attach cases, trunks, gramophoneand wireless cases and thelike of the kind formed by two principalmembers, the one comprising a lug rigidly liked to the lid or body andthe other comprising a link and a hand lever, or equivalent part,attached to the body or lid, these two members to co-operate by the linkengaging the lug to pull the lid and body 0 closely to each other fromthe hand lever or like action, and hold them so. There is usually anundercut abutment face on the lug for the link to engage.

In the use of such fastenings the link requires to be hand placed overor clear of, the

lug while the hand lever or equivalent part is inoperative.

In this kind of fastening the invention provides an arrangement wherebythe movements of the link are only'controlled by the hand operation ofthe lever or equivalent part, that is to say, in unfastening, themovement of the lever in one direction first'takes the link out offastening engagement with the lug and afterwards swings it clear of thelug so that the case or trunk may open, and similarly the operation ofthe lever in the other direction first swings the link over the lug andthen pulls the link down into fastening engagement with the lug, therebeing no separate hand operation of the link.

The link is directly or indirectly connected to the manually operatedlever, or part, so that movement ofthe lever or part in one directionoperates to automatically move the link out of engagement with the lugand subsequently swing it or move it clear (3 the lug so that the bag orcase can open, whereas movement of said lever or part back againefi'ects converse movements of said link and fastens the lid and bodysecurely together.

The invention also embodies constructional features to carry out theaforesaid action, and these will be hereinafter described in connectionwith the accompanying drawings,

Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively a plan and a longitudinal section of oneform of the invention.

Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively a plan and the action-the link tion.

ENTQZIOF'FICE Figs. 5 and 6 are respectivelya plan anda.

side section of a third form of the invention. Figs. 7, 8 and 9 arerespectively a plan, side section, and detail of a fourth form of theinvention. a v

With reference to Figs. 1 and 2 the body of the case is represented ataand the lid at c. The lug d is fixed by its attachment plate d2 to thelid and is arranged with a shoulderd3 behind which the link, hereinafterdescribed, engages as the equivalent to undercutting of the lug. A handlever e isfulcrumed at 62 to its attachment plate f, whereby thefastenings part is attached to the body a, andis hand operated from itsend 63. Tothis lever at g is fulcrumed the one end ofa member it havingside bars [22, k3 which at their ends the link j which swings about thepivotings z', z, and near this end is formed with abutments 7'2, 7'2, toco-operate with a fixed bar l forming part of the-enclosing casing, 42:,se-' cured to the attachment plate 7 to enclose the member h and theinner end of the link 7'.

The full lines represent the parts described in fastening positionpulling the lid a closely to the body a and holding it so; the link 7'is in'engagement with the lug d, and the member it pulls the link hardagainst the lug by the closed position of the lever e, the pivoting ofthe member h'to the lever being at this time inwards of the fulcrumedposition 62 of said lever. The dotted positions of the partsshow thelever e swung outwardly, the member hmoved upwardly and the link 9'swung outwardly about the bar Z but during clear of the shoulder d3until the seatings 9'2 contact the bar Z, when the action causes the z,i are oppositely pivoted to the inner end of 7' is first moved upwardlylink 7' to swing outwardly into the dotted I position as shown.Conversely the link j first swings inwardly overthe lug d andthen pullsdownwardly fastening the lid and body of the case to each other.

The construction of Figs 3 and 4' is substantially similar to theconstruction of Figs. 1 and 2 andtherefore similar lettersof referenceare used where permissible.

, plate,

external instead of internal.

nected to said lever, asecuring connected to the other end q boXes,gramophone and wireless cases,

The lug (Z is undercut instead of being formed with the definiteshoulder, while the side bars k2, 7L8, constituting the member are Theopposite slots 9'3 in the sides of the link j engage the bar Z. I l rThe full lines position show. the fastenings in operation, and thedotted lines position the fastenings out of action,-the link being firstlifted clear of the lug before being swung outwardly.

In the form 6 the link j to'engage pivoted to the leverc at 9 but themiddle parts 14,94 of its side bars are shaped to be guidedin holes 02of anextension 0 or the attachment so that when the lever is hand movedupwardly th-elink jfirst littsolear of the shoulder 1Z3 of the lug (Z,outwardly into the position lines clear of said lug, so body canseparate.

' lVhere permissible the same letters of referencea're used on thesefigures as in the previous ones.

The form of the invention Figs. 7, 8 and 9 is thesame as the form Figs.1 and 2 except that the hand lever e swings at right-angles to themovement of the member 7a, and thereshown in dotted that the lid andfore in these figures the same letters or reference are used wherepermissible.

The lever in this form of the invention is fulcrumed to the casing at 62to swing in the plane 01" the tastenings part, in o her words, 1

across the fasteni-ngs part, and a bar 1" fulcrumed at $22 to thecasing, and connecting at 3 with the lever e by pin and slot engagement,isprovided with a peg which slidably engages a slotted bar T5 in themember h to traverse said member upwardly and down- 'wardly to give thesame action for the link 7' as described with refe rice to Figs. 1 and2; this form of the invention illustrating simply a dilierent form ofhand lever action from the form of Figs. 1 and 2.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is I v i '1. Fastenings for attache cases, trunks, boxes,gramophone and wireless cases, and the like, comprising in combinatiomanattachment plate to be secured to one. part of the case, a lug tobesecured to the other part of the case,a manually operable lever pivotedtothe attachment plate, a movable coupling member, one end of which ispivotally conor". said coupling member and adapted to cO-operate withsaid lug and meanstor guiding said securing link so as to automaticallycontrol the movement thereoffrom the lever action in coupling anduncoupling the fastenings. I V

2. Fastenings for attach cases, trunks,

and then swings linkpivotally the like, comprising in combination anattachment plate to be secured to one part of the case, a lug to besecured to the other part of the case, a manually operable lever pivotedto the attachment plate, a movable coupling member one end of which ispivotally' conand adapted to cooperate with said lug, oppov I V siteguides on the securing link and projecof the invention Figs. 5 and thelugcZ is directly 'said lever into and out of engagement with .the'lug.

,3. Fastenings for attache cases, trunks,

boxes, gramophone and wireless cases, and

the like, comprising in combination an attachment plateto be secured toone part of the case, a lug to be secured to the other part of the case,a manually operable lever pivoted to the attachment plate, a movablecoupling member one end of which is pivotally connest-ed to said lever,sidebars on the coupling member, a securinglink pivotally connected tothe othe end of said coupling member and adapted to co-operate with saidlug, means for guiding the securing link consisting of a swing barcarried by the attachment plate and located in the path ofthe link, andabutment seatings on the link to co-act with the swing bar so as toautomatically control the movement of the connecting link on operatmentplate to be secured tov one part of the case, a lug to be secured to theother part of the .case, a manually operable lever fulcrumed to theattachment plate to swing transversely thereon to two positions, asecuring link cooperating at its one end with said lug, a swingablemember pivoted at its one end to the link andat its other to the leverat a pointinwards ofthe fulcrum of the lever, and means connecting theinner end of the securing link to the attachment plate for automaticallycontrolling the movements vof said link from said lever through theintervention of the member to cause said link to positively engage anddisengage said lug in coupling and uncoupling the fasten- 1n 's. r

Tn testin'rony whereof I have affixed my signature. V

' l ALFRED LEO

